Motorcyclist killed in Deltona crash

A 20-year-old motorcyclist who lost control and hit a stop sign Tuesday in Deltona later died at an area hospital, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

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A 20-year-old motorcyclist who lost control and hit a stop sign Tuesday in Deltona later died at an area hospital, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. Ricardo Rodriguez Jr., of DeBary, was eastbound on DeBary Avenue about 12:30 p.m., lost control near the Providence Boulevard intersection, struck a curb and then hit a stop sign, according to sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught.Rodriguez was taken by EVAC ambulance to Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City, where he was pronounced dead about 1:50 p.m., Haught said. It appears speed was a factor in the crash, Haught said.